Garter



. May 17, 1932. 5. $1 c. BORSON 1,859,070

GARTER Filed Jan. 5. 1951 W I TNESSES: IN V EN TOR.-

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Patented May 17, 1932 UNHT SOPHUS 1?. G. BOBSON, OF LOVELAND, COLORADO GARTER Application filed January 5, 1931.

My invention relates to improvements in garters, of the type worn below the knee of a person; and the objects of my improvement are, first, to provide a garter which will re- 5 main in position without undue tightness; and, second, to arrange for support of the hose at two points diametrically opposite.

One form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig ure 1 is a side elevation of the entire garter before being applied; Figure 2, a horizontal section on the line AA, Figure 1; Figure 3, a side view of the garter as it appears in position on mans leg, viewing it from the outside of the leg, the outline of leg and hose being shown dotted; Figure 4, a side view, looking at it from the opposite side; Figure 5, a front view of the garter in position; and Figure 6, the diagrammatic plan, somewhat distorted.

The garter consists of a contracting band 1, of sufiicient length to make one and one-half turns around the leg of the wearer, having its ends fixedly secured respectively to the upper front edges of hose supporting attachments 2 and 3, to which are attached grips 7 and 8, respectively; an equalizing band 10, of sufficient length to make one-half turn around the leg, fixedly secured at one end to the upper back edge of the hose supporting attachment 2, and provided near the other end with a slidably mounted fastener 5, adapted to engage a fastener mounted on the surface of the hose supporting attachment 3; and an adjusting buckle 6, slidably mounted on the band 10. The end of the band 10, is secured to the middle rib of the adjusting buckle 6, in any convenient manner, one method being indicated in Fig. 2.

The contracting band 1, is non-adjustable and its length is approximately three-fourths of the length of the entire garter, while the effective, or adjusted, length of the equalizing band 10, is approximately one-fourth of the length of the entire garter. In other words, the length of the contracting band 1, is approximately three times the effective length of the equalizing band 10. The garter as a whole makes two turns around the leg of the wearer.

Serial No. 506,617.

I claim:

1. In a garter arranged to make two turns around the leg of the wearer, the combination of a non-adjustable contracting band whose length is substantially three-fourths of the total length of the garter, with an adjustable equalizing band whose effective length is substantially one-fourth of the total length of the garter, a hose supporter having its upper front edge fixedly secured to one end of the said contracting band and its upper back edge fixedly secured to one end of the said equalizing band, and a second hose supporter having its upper front edge fixedly secured to one end of the said contracting band and carrying on its surface a fastener arranged to engage another fastener slidably mounted on the said equalizing band.

2. A garter adapted to make two turns around the. wearers leg, comprising a non adjustable contracting band of substantially three-fourths of the length of the entire garter, two hose supporters, each having its upper front edge fixedly secured to one end of the said contracting band, and, an adjustable equalizing band of substantially one-fourth of the length of the entire garter having one end fixedly secured to the upper back edge of one of said hose supporters and carrying near the other end a fastener arranged to engage another fastener projecting from the surface of the other hose supporter.

3. A garter designed to make two turns around the wearers leg, comprising an equalizing band provided with means for adjusting its effective length and carrying a slidably mounted fastener, a hose supporter carrying on its surface a fastener arranged to engage the fastener on said equalizing band, a second hose supporter having its upper back edge fixedly attached to one end of the said equalizing band, a non-adjustable contracting band Whose length is substantially three times the effective length of the said equalizing band and having one end fixedly attached to the upper front edge of the first mentioned hose supporter and the other end fixedly attached to the upper front edge of the second hose supporter.

SOPHUS P. C. BORSON. 

